A book as photo camera

Door Rob van den Braak | 06/01/2016

Designer Kelli Anderson made the ultimate multimedia production of 2015, a book which can be transformed into a working camera. Kelli is a real paper aficionado who gets the most out of ´real´ book and already designed a book which transforms into a record player. This Book is a Camera is her newest project in…

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Posterzine: poster + magazine

Door Arthur Lubbers | 05/01/2016

Is it a poster? Is it a magazine? According to the British Library it is definitely a magazine because of the concertina way of folding, which differs from a pamphlet or poster. However, the magazine can easily be transformed into an A1 poster. This Posterzine has been made by British Pressision, and is printed with…

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The bounty of 42 year Pentagram Christmas cards

Door Rob van den Braak | 28/12/2015

Design studio giant Pentagram has been producing Christmas cards for 42 years now. Fastcodesign listed them for us. The result is an inspirational series of designs and applications of which my favourite is Angus Hyland´s 2010 “See Opposite: Twelve Antigrams”. It is a little word puzzle book for forming opposite words. The creative content fits…

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The power of fonts in the Kit Hinrichs photoless calendar

Door Rob van den Braak | 23/12/2015

In December´s Adobe Create Kit Hinrichs shows how powerful characters in combination with good typography can be. In the photoless calendar the stars are the fonts by designers such as Matthew Carter and Jonathan Hofler/Tobias Frere-Jones. This results in some interesting pages such as the June page where Dutch designer Rene Knip shows numbers as beautiful…

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Creative direct mail Christmas tree

Door Marco den Engelsman | 22/12/2015

The creative team of Nic Oud Direct Mail, Heerhugowaard, the Netherlands – the first buyer of Screen´s high quality Truepress Jet 520HD – has once again shown innovative ways of using the press. A great example is their own Christmas card. The card is sent as a one-piece-mailer, but when opened it folds out to…

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Succesful test with personalized wrapping paper

Door Marco den Engelsman | 21/12/2015

The British printer Cestrian has done a successful test with personalized Christmas wrapping paper. 200 out of 35,000 potential clients ordered wrapping paper which they could design themselves and upload to the print system via the web. A sheet of 1072x720mm 90 gram silk paper was printed on the Inca Onset printer. This test was…

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Complicated Christmas card

Door Marco den Engelsman | 16/12/2015

The annual Christmas card by cardboard manufacturer Iggesund is always a technological feat. This year British Santoro Graphics designed the 3D card with Scandinavian motifs such as wolves, trees and even the underwater world. The card is made from Invercote sulfphur paperboard, is delivered flat and is breathtaking when opened.  

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2016 Pantone colours

Door Arthur Lubbers | 11/12/2015

PMS 9281C (rose quartz) and PMS 7451C (serenity) will be the two Pantone colours for 2016, as announced by Pantone on their website. The soft rose tone and the tranquil blue are the antidote to modern day stresses and fulfill the yearning for reassurance and security. The combination of the two reflects a balance of…

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